Social Sciences

Thomas Erikson presents a practical framework for understanding four different personality types and how they affect communication, relationships and behaviour. Using the colours Red, Yellow, Green and Blue, he explains how people differ in their motivations, communication styles and responses to situations. This fully...

How to Sell a Genocide by Adam H. Johnson examines the role of US corporate media in reporting on the war in Gaza. Drawing on data-driven analysis, Johnson investigates patterns in news coverage, including omissions, framing, language and the portrayal of Palestinians and Israelis....

In Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, clinical psychologist Dr Julie Smith shares practical psychological tools for handling many of life’s everyday challenges. Drawing on her professional experience, she explores topics including anxiety, low mood, self-confidence, motivation, criticism, emotional resilience and difficult experiences....

Tehran Diaries by Raha Nik-Andish is a firsthand account of life in Tehran during a period of escalating conflict and political repression. Writing as a Tehran resident, Nik-Andish documents everyday life, economic hardship, blackouts, fear and the experience of living under siege. The book...

Hyperpolitics examines why contemporary politics feels increasingly intense while producing fewer lasting political consequences. Anton Jäger explores the decline of traditional parties, unions and civic institutions alongside the rise of viral outrage, culture wars, protest movements and digitally driven activism. Moving from post-Cold War...

'If you read just one book about how the modern world is driving us crazy, read this one' TELEGRAPH'This book is exactly what the world needs right now' OPRAH WINFREY'A beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention' STEPHEN FRY'A really...

Three million copies sold. An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections. ‘Over a decade after its publication, one book on dating has people firmly in its grip’ – The New York Times Is there...

  Robert Greene explores the hidden forces that shape human behaviour, examining why people think, feel and act as they do. Drawing on historical figures such as Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I and Martin Luther King Jr., he presents practical ideas for understanding emotions, developing...

Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? In his provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes, software billionaires to scientific geniuses, to show that...

Influence, New and Expanded explains the psychology behind why people say yes and how persuasion works in business and everyday life. Robert B. Cialdini draws on decades of behavioural research to explore the principles that shape decisions, including reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof,...

Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. It is a product of long hours and intelligent design, of meaningful work environments and particular rules and principles. This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive...

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe is a deeply researched work of narrative non-fiction examining three generations of the wealthy Sackler family and the pharmaceutical empire behind their fortune. The book traces the family's rise through...

Behave is at once a dazzling tour and a majestic synthesis of the whole science of human behaviour. Brought to life through simple language, engaging stories and irreverent wit, it offers the fullest picture yet of the origins of tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential self-help guide, Dr. Julie...

Transnational Solidarity: Anticolonialism in the Global Sixties is an interdisciplinary collection examining forgotten histories of international solidarity during the 1960s and 1970s. It explores anticolonial and anti-imperialist movements through political activism, migration, art, film, print culture, sport and revolutionary networks across Africa, Asia, Europe,...

Worth Dying For explores the history, symbolism and political power of flags around the world. Tim Marshall examines how national and international flags reflect identity, nationalism, conflict and political movements, covering regions including the USA, UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin...

More is Gillian Anderson's follow-up to Want. It presents a collection of intimate letters from anonymous women around the world, exploring women's fantasies, desires, relationships and sexuality. The letters come from women aged eighteen to eighty across more than fifty countries, offering a candid...